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HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, September 16, 1861
Washington, September 16, 1861. Brig. Gen. E. V. SUMNER, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal. : Besides the volunteer force called for from California to guard the Overland Mail Route,…
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GENERAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, September 13, 1861
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, September 13, 1861. No. 2. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., September 13, 1861. The undersigned hereby assumes command of this district in conformity to…
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SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, September 12, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, September 12, 1861. No. 170, y San Francisco, September 12, 1861. 1. Major Pollock, California volunteers, having been transferred by the Governor…
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HEADQUARTERS ARMY, September 28, 1861
September 28, 1861. September 28, 1861. Respectfully forwarded to the Adjutant-General, by direction of the General-in-Chief. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant- General. [Second indorsement. ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, September 30, 1861. Respectfully…
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E. D. Townsend, September 9, 1861
Washington, September 9, 1861. Brig. Gen. E. V. SUMNER, U. 8. Army, Commanding Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: Lieutenant-General Scott, with the assent of the Secretary of…
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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, September 6, 1861
San Francisco, Oal., September 6, 1861. Governor J. G. DOWNEY, Sacramento City, Cal.: The appointment of Maj. A. J. Smith, of the First Dragoons, as colonel of cavalry would be…
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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIO, September 5, 1861
San Francisco, September 5, 1861. Maj. W. S. KETCHUM, Commanding San Bernardino, Cal. : An exigency has made it necessary to send the two infantry companies from Los Angeles to…
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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, September 3, 1861
San Francisco, September 3, 1861. Lieut. MONTGOMERY BRYANT, i Los Angeles, Cal. : The camp will not be abandoned. If Company K îs without an officer, direct Lieutenant McKee to…
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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, September 2, 1861
San Francisco, September 2, 1861. COMMANDING OFFICER, Los Angeles, Cal.: Two companies of the Sixth Infantry at Los Angeles will proceed without delay to Fort Yuma. E. V. SUMNER, Brigadier-General,…
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HEADQUARTERS, August 30, 1861
Camp Fitzgerald, Cal., August 30, 1861. Capt. R. C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco : CAPTAIN: My letter of August 24 will explain what kind of sheds have been erected…